TEHRAN (ISNA)- Irans Navy chief Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the country's naval forces have successfully thwarted a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in high seas. Sayyari added that pirates in seven boats were attempting to seize the Iranian oil tanker Tuesday morning but they were overpowered after Iran's domestically-manufactured ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker in international waters was foiled by the timely action of the Iranian warships deployed to the region. The Navy's 32nd fleet of warships saved the Iranian tanker from the attack of pirate boats 120 miles (192 kilometers) to the Southeast of Yemeni coasts in international waters in ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Navy's 32nd fleet of warships on Monday rescued an Iranian oil tanker from a pirate attack around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as the vessels were patrolling in a nearby waters as part of participating units in Army's massive wargames underway in southern and southeastern Iran. Servicemen on board a destroyer and logistic warship ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has dispatched a flotilla of warships to the high seas, including the Red Sea, to protect the countrys cargo ships and oil tankers against pirate attacks, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said. The 29th flotilla of warship is moving towards the Gulf of Aden and has entered the Red Sea, Sayyaritold FNA on Saturday....

A high-ranking Iranian Navy commander says the countrys naval forces have successfully saved an Iranian-owned oil tanker from pirates in the Indian Ocean. Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy for Operations Rear Admiral Siavash Jarreh said 12 boats with armed pirates on board approached and attacked the Iranian tanker on Wednesday morning. The ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari termed Iran the most secure country in the region, and said the Navy will give a crushing response to any possible aggressor. "Iran is the most secure country in the region and we will give a crushing response to any aggression against Iran's territorial waters," Sayyari said, addressing ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari appreciated his forces for foiling pirates' attacks on Iranian cargo ships in international waters, and said the Navy doesnt allow any country or group to blackmail Iran in the high seas. "No one can blackmail the Iranian Navy as it provides security for the country's trade fleet in ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Iranian Navy's 27th fleet of warships managed to save an Iranian oil tanker from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, a senior navy commander said. Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy for Operations Admiral Siavash Jareh announced on Sunday that the countrys naval forces foiled a pirate attack against an Iranian oil tanker in ...